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802 points csmantle | 3 comments | 13 Jul 25 08:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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bramgn ◴[13 Jul 25 10:48 UTC] No.44549302[source]▶
Perhaps we should stop calling open-source software "free" due to the stigma that comes with it. It's no longer a selling point, nor should it have been.
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1. bn-l ◴[13 Jul 25 11:08 UTC] No.44549415[source]▶
Open source is a good enough label.
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2. qpiox ◴[13 Jul 25 12:06 UTC] No.44549765[source]▶
Open does not imply any freedoms. A software source could be openly put in the public but without license, hence you would not be free to use it nor to learn from it.
3. fsflover ◴[13 Jul 25 12:08 UTC] No.44549775[source]▶
It isn't: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....